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<dt><code class="program"><a href="../programs/httpd.html">httpd</a></code></dt>
<dd>Apache hypertext transfer protocol server</dd>
<dt><code class="program"><a href="../programs/apachectl.html">apachectl</a></code></dt>
<dd>Apache HTTP server control interface</dd>
<dt><code class="program"><a href="../programs/ab.html">ab</a></code></dt>
<dd>Apache HTTP server benchmarking tool</dd>
<dt><code class="program"><a href="../programs/apxs.html">apxs</a></code></dt>
<dd>APache eXtenSion tool</dd>
<dt><code class="program"><a href="../programs/configure.html">configure</a></code></dt>
<dd>Configure the source tree</dd>
<dt><code class="program"><a href="../programs/dbmmanage.html">dbmmanage</a></code></dt>
<dd>Create and update user authentication files in DBM format
for basic authentication</dd>
<dt><code class="program"><a href="../programs/fcgistarter.html">fcgistarter</a></code></dt>
<dd>Start a FastCGI program</dd>
<dt><code class="program"><a href="../programs/firehose.html">firehose</a></code></dt>
<dd>Demultiplex a firehose from <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_firehose.html">mod_firehose</a></code></dd>
<dt><code class="program"><a href="../programs/htcacheclean.html">htcacheclean</a></code></dt>
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<dt><code class="program"><a href="../programs/htdigest.html">htdigest</a></code></dt>
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<dt><code class="program"><a href="../programs/htdbm.html">htdbm</a></code></dt>
<dd>Manipulate DBM password databases.</dd>
<dt><code class="program"><a href="../programs/htpasswd.html">htpasswd</a></code></dt>
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<dt><code class="program"><a href="../programs/httxt2dbm.html">httxt2dbm</a></code></dt>
<dd>Create dbm files for use with RewriteMap</dd>
<dt><code class="program"><a href="../programs/logresolve.html">logresolve</a></code></dt>
<dd>Resolve hostnames for IP-addresses in Apache
logfiles</dd>
<dt><code class="program"><a href="../programs/log_server_status.html">log_server_status</a></code></dt>
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<dt><code class="program"><a href="../programs/rotatelogs.html">rotatelogs</a></code></dt>
<dd>Rotate Apache logs without having to kill the server</dd>
<dt><code class="program"><a href="../programs/split-logfile.html">split-logfile</a></code></dt>
<dd>Split a multi-vhost logfile into per-host logfiles</dd>
<dt><code class="program"><a href="../programs/suexec.html">suexec</a></code></dt>
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